The Trade#
Instrument: MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100)
Direction: Long · Size: 5 contracts
Session: early NY, around 9:33 to 9:40 AM ET
Model: sellside sweep of session lows, reclaim with a BOS, FVG entry into the PDL
Result: ✅ WIN, about +145 points to the PDL, roughly 1:5.8 (about $1,450 on 5 contracts at $2 per point)
Draw on Liquidity#
The setup was built around the session levels. Sellside was resting under the London Low at 29,364.75 and the overnight low, and that was the first place price wanted to go. At 9:33 the market drove down and swept it, tagging 29,241 and taking both pools. That sweep was the signal. Once the sellside was taken, the draw flipped to the upside, and the obvious target above was the PDL at 29,530.75, the previous day low sitting overhead as unfinished business.
The Setup#
- Sweep: SSL sweep to 29,241 at 9:33, taking the London Low and the overnight low
- Reversal: the lows left a bullish order block, an inverted FVG (a bearish FVG flipped at 9:34), and an unfilled FVG 1
- BOS: price closed back above 29,371 at 9:36, confirming the shift up
- Entry: long from the FVG 2 entry zone around 29,380 to 29,400
- Stop: below the entry near the London Low, around 29,360, about 25 points of risk
- Target: the PDL at 29,530.75, then extension toward the London High 29,564 and Asia High 29,678
- R:R: about 25 points risk for about 145 points to the PDL, roughly 1:5.8
How It Played Out#
Textbook once the sweep printed. Price took the London and overnight sellside, then reclaimed fast and closed above 29,371 to give me the break of structure. I did not chase the low. I waited for the pullback into the FVG 2 zone and got long there with the stop tucked under the London Low. From there it ran clean into the PDL and kept going, pushing up through the London High and into the Asia High later in the session. The 5 contracts made a small point move into a solid dollar day.
Key Lesson#
Mapping the session liquidity ahead of time is what made this easy. I knew where the London and overnight lows were, so when price swept them and reclaimed, the trade was already planned. Sweep, reclaim, buy the FVG, target the level above. Let the market show its hand by taking the liquidity first, then trade the reaction.
Educational purposes only. This is my personal analysis, not financial advice. Always do your own research and never risk more than you can afford to lose.